Voldemort's original body

[anne_t_squires]

No: HPFGUIDX 169986


> > Anna:
> 
> > I've been reading a lot lately, on Leaky Cauldron mostly,
> > and to my surprise, I haven't yet come across any reference
> > to Voldemort's original body when he attacks the Potters in
> > Godric's Hollow. 
> 
> Carol responds:
> 
> I have the same problem. If his body was found, mutilated or
> otherwise, he would be firmly believed to be dead. 
> 
> Simon:

<snip>

 Could he (Tom) have been made to call on 
> one and so only five Houcruxes be around now?
>

Anne Squires now:

I don't think a wizard with horcruxes uses them up.  IOW, if LV had
only one horcrux then he couldn't be killed no matter how many times
he was AKed.  The only way he could be killed is if the horcrux were
destroyed first.  I think the only reason LV has so many horcruxes is
that he likes redundancies; he wanted to have insurance in case his
horcruxes were found and destroyed. (This is how DD destroyed
Grindelwald, imho.)At least this is the way I understand the concept.
 I do concede that I could be mistaken.

Also, there aren't five around now at any rate.  LV created six.  Two
have been destroyed (diary, ring) this leaves four(Slytherin locket,
Hufflepuff cup, something from Ravenclaw or Gryffindor, Nagini). 
Personally I believe that Nagini is not a horcrux.  I think this is a
clue that a horcrux could be in a living entity.  But that is a
completely different discussion.

Anne Squires